2. Miroku and Sango's Big News

Kagome and InuYasha finally reached Sango and Miroku's hut, a little hut just on the outskirts of Kaede's village. InuYasha and Kagome walked in to find Kohaku playing with Kirara, Sango making a fire, and Miroku sitting in a corner, which was now up at the door greeting Kagome and InuYasha.

"InuYasha. Kagome. You're back," said Miroku.

"Where's Shippou?" Sango asked.

"Hey, it's InuYasha!" Kohaku cried out.

"Hey, Kohaku. How are you?" InuYasha asked.

"I'm fine."

While Kagome told Sango where Shippou was, and what had happened between her and InuYasha after they left Kaede's village, Miroku and InuYasha were in the corner, where Miroku had been sitting before, talking about how Miroku, Sango, and Kohaku were. After about half an hour of talking, Sango motioned for Miroku to come over with her and Kagome. Miroku knew why, so he went over, InuYasha following right behind him.

"InuYasha. Kagome. We have something to tell you," Sango told them. InuYasha and Kagome just stared at each other in confusion. "InuYasha. Kagome. I'm pregnant!" Sango said.

"You're PREGNANT?!" InuYasha and Kagome said in surprise.

InuYasha looked at Kagome and said, "Well, it looks like the perverted monk made his move on her already."

"Shh, InuYasha," Kagome whispered. Kagome asked Sango, "So, how many months till your child's birth?"

"I'm four and a half months pregnant, Kagome."

"So, you're almost due, then, aren't you, Sango?"

"Yes, Kagome."

After talking about Sango's pregnancy for an hour and a half, InuYasha and Kagome decided to leave.

"Bye, Sango. Bye, Miroku. See ya later."

"Alright. Take good care, InuYasha and Kagome," Miroku said.

After walking for three or four miles, InuYasha and Kagome stopped and were going to make camp.

"InuYasha, why are we stopping? It isn't even dark, yet."

"Because, Kagome. Don't you know what tonight is?"

"Tonight? Oh, that's right. Tonight is the night of the new moon. The night you turn into a human."

"Yea, and I'd like to set camp before the sun goes down and I turn into a human."

"Yea, you're right, InuYasha. We should set up camp. It's dangerous for us to be out in the open tonight." It was about midnight that night, and Kagome was in her sleeping bag, sleeping while InuYasha sat hovering over her thinking about something. "InuYasha. What are you thinking about?"

"Hmm. Kagome, I thought you were sleeping."

"I was, or at least, I was trying to, but I can't sleep knowing you're awake watching me and protecting me, when you're the one who needs to be watched over and protected, InuYasha."

"Feh. I don't need to be watched and protected."

"Please, InuYasha. Try to get yourself some rest. We have a long day ahead of us tomorrow."

"Spare me. I may be a mere human now, but I'm not tired."

"Fine, then. I'll stay up with you," Kagome said. Kagome got out of her sleeping bag and went over and sat down beside InuYasha.

"Kagome, you don't have to stay up with me. Go back to bed and get yourself some rest."

"No! If you don't go to bed and get some rest yourself, I'm not either."

"Fine. Have it your way. I don't care."

About two hours later, InuYasha looked over to Kagome, who was lying against him, sleeping. "I knew she was tired. Huh. Kagome must be cold. She's shivering." InuYasha took the top of his kimono off and covered Kagome with it and then he wrapped his arms around her body as tight as he could. Then, Kagome woke up in InuYasha's arms.

"InuYasha, why are you holding me so tight?"

"Huh? Oh, sorry, Kagome. You were shivering so I was holding you to warm you up. Sorry I woke you."

"Oh, you didn't wake me, InuYasha. I wasn't sound asleep, anyway." InuYasha and Kagome stayed like that the rest of the night until morning, when the sun came up and InuYasha turned back into a half demon.